I wanted to make a Mother's Ring out of gold bracelets that were given to me as a child, by my grandma w/my family's birthstones. Richard was the only local shop around that would reuse & repurpose my gold to be used in my ring, which other than being sentimental, helped with the overall $$. He was awesome to work with, & really knows his stones! The piece he created is exactly what I envisioned. It was a pleasure working with Richard & and I am so happy & proud of my new ring. read more